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Main Authors: Bartal, Uriya, Fried, Dror, Lagniez, Jean-Marie
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00671
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author Bartal, Uriya
Fried, Dror
Lagniez, Jean-Marie
author_facet Bartal, Uriya
Fried, Dror
Lagniez, Jean-Marie
contents Model counting ($\#\text{SAT}$) is a fundamental yet $\#\text{P}$-complete problem central to probabilistic reasoning. In this work, we address \textit{incremental model counting}, where sequences of structurally similar formulas must be counted. We propose an approach that amortizes computation via a persistent caching mechanism, retaining component data across solver calls to avoid redundant search. Additionally, we investigate branching heuristics adapted for this setting. We focus on the problems of argumentation and soft core, for which incremental model counting is natural. Experiments demonstrate that our method improves performance compared to current model counters, highlighting the capability of structure-aware reuse in dynamic environments.
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spellingShingle Efficient Incremental #SAT via Cross-Instance Knowledge Reuse
Bartal, Uriya
Fried, Dror
Lagniez, Jean-Marie
Logic in Computer Science
Model counting ($\#\text{SAT}$) is a fundamental yet $\#\text{P}$-complete problem central to probabilistic reasoning. In this work, we address \textit{incremental model counting}, where sequences of structurally similar formulas must be counted. We propose an approach that amortizes computation via a persistent caching mechanism, retaining component data across solver calls to avoid redundant search. Additionally, we investigate branching heuristics adapted for this setting. We focus on the problems of argumentation and soft core, for which incremental model counting is natural. Experiments demonstrate that our method improves performance compared to current model counters, highlighting the capability of structure-aware reuse in dynamic environments.
title Efficient Incremental #SAT via Cross-Instance Knowledge Reuse
topic Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00671